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to current and future events and exhibitions in the UAE |
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Valuable concise reference source on the UAE,
covering political system, economy, business, history and heritage,
education, women, healthcare, tourism and environment. |
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Natural history of the UAE,
covering all animals and plants recorded in the Emirates. |
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Report by National US Arab Chamber of Commerce on the UAE. Vol XV, No 3, June 2007. Includes analysis of UAE economy. |
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MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
 Mohammed bin Zayed attends launching of eCouncil
Posted on 12/05/2008
HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council, and members of the Executive Council witnessed yesterday the inauguration of General Secretariat's website: http://www.gsec.abudhabi.ae.
The ceremony was also attended by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi crown Prince's Court '&'
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 Mohammed bin Zayed meets Australia's Chief of the Defence Force
Posted on 12/05/2008
HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received in Abu Dhabi yesterday Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who is on a visit to the country. During a meeting held at al Bateen Palace they discussed avenues of bilateral cooperation between UAE and Australia, especially in the fields of military and defence, and explored ways for enhancing the military cooperation between
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![]() Chemical weapons law to be amended
Posted on 12/05/2008
The ministerial legislative committee has approved a number of amendments to Law No. 40 (2006) regarding ban on developing, manufacturing, stockpiling or using chemical weapons. At a meeting presided over by HE Minister of Justice Jouan bin Hadif al Dhahiri, the committee also approved amendments to the federal draft law No.13 (2007) regarding commodities regulated by export-import control.
The committee also approved amendments to Federal Law regarding people with special needs and replaced
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![]() UAE joins UNESCO's ICCROM
Posted on 12/05/2008
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to join the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). This came during the regular meeting of the Ministerial Commission for Services, held here today under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs.
ICCRIM is an intergovernmental organisation which was established by UNESCO in Rome in 1959. It occupies a unique position in being the only
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![]() UAE to strengthen cooperation with Malawi
Posted on 12/05/2008
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash discussed with Malawian Foreign Minister Joyce Hilda Banda, the standing relations between UAE and Malawi and ways for enhancing them. At a meeting held at the Presidential Palace, the two ministers also discussed preparations for the visit of Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika to UAE. UAE is exploring ways to bolster collaborative partnership with the south-eastern African country in the fields of economy, investment and
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![]() 19 year old Emirati student to address world leaders at the WEF
Posted on 12/05/2008
Noor Kamali, a student at the Higher College's of Technology in Al Ain (where she is the President of The Toast Master Club and The Student Council Association and the Vice president of HCT Council has been elected by fellow young UAE nationals to represent the views of young UAE people at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, later this month (May 18-20).
19 year old Noor is one of 20 young people presenting the views of Arab youth along with
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![]() Mubadala launches Al Sowwah Square Initiative
Posted on 12/05/2008
Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) yesterday announced the launch of the latest initiative, Sowwah Square; a flagship commercial development at Sowwah Island developed by John Buck International, a joint venture between Mubadala and the John Buck Company.
Sowwah Island is the location earmarked by the urban framework plan, 'Plan Abu Dhabi 2030' for Abu Dhabi's new Central Business District.
Sowwah Square is a prestigious commercial development containing over 570,000 square meters of
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![]() Website lets you see how city will change
Posted on 12/05/2008
The public can view the long-term vision for the city's future online on a new website. At the click of a mouse, residents can see the way in which their neighbourhood will change over the next 20 years according to the Urban Planning Council's (UPC) blueprint. The UPC was set up under the chairmanship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, last September to implement the long-term plan for the capital.
"Abu Dhabi is at the centre of the prosperity, growth and change sweeping
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![]() UAE-Qatar Dolphin project comes in at US$5bn
Posted on 12/05/2008
The UAE and Qatar have pumped nearly US$5 billion (Dh18.3bn) into the Dolphin project, which involves the first major trans-Gulf gas pipeline and one of the world's largest natural gas treatment facilities, officials said yesterday.
The project, to be officially launched by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, will pump nearly two billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of natural gas to Abu Dhabi and nearby Oman, but supplies could be increased later, said Dolphin Energy Director-General
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![]() Abu Dhabi index to list Japan, Taiwan ETFs by year-end
Posted on 12/05/2008
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), in the midst of a rebranding drive to lure foreign firms, said on Sunday that exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Japan and Taiwan could list on the index by year-end. ADX Chief Executive Tom Healey said regulations relating to ETFs -- funds listed on stock exchanges that offer investors exposure in underlying shares or other assets -- are being finalised, paving the way for their listing. ‘The best way to attract international companies to list on ADX is
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![]() Abu Dhabi's US$105 billion economy could triple by 2025
Posted on 12/05/2008
The US$105 billion economy of Abu Dhabi, the world's fifth-largest oil producer, could triple in value during the next 17 years, underpinned by energy sales and investment, state-owned Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Gross domestic product could surge to US$300 billion by 2025, the emirate's Department of Planning & Economy said in a report, according to WAM on Saturday. Oil accounts for 59 percent of GDP, and GDP per capita is US$74,000, the second-highest in the world, WAM said. "A
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![]() Dewa in deals worth Dh12bn
Posted on 12/05/2008
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed contracts for six mega projects worth Dh12 billion in the areas of power generation and water desalination. Some of the projects, signed with leading national and international companies, will be finished in 2009, while the rest will be completed by 2010.
"The growing interest in alternative energy sources is a big step forward that should be supported by the introduction of relevant legislations," said Dr Abdullah Al Amiri, Chairman
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![]() Air Arabia profits soar 81pc despite high oil
Posted on 12/05/2008
Air Arabia recorded significant growth in profits and said the airline's net profit for the first quarter of 2008 stood at Dh78 million, an increase of 81 per cent compared to Dh43 million in same quarter last year. he airline's turnover surged 59 per cent to Dh383 million during the first quarter of this year as it served 757,000 passengers during this period, says a Press statement issued here yesterday.
Average seat factor — passengers carried as a proportion of available seats — stood at
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![]() Mubark Al Gethmi wins Emaar's Jeddah contract
Posted on 12/05/2008
Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar EC), which is developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has awarded a SR199 million (US$33m) contract to Mubark Al Gethmi Contractors for constructing the concrete skeleton for four residential towers in Bay La Sun Village. Bay La is the first and fully integrated residential community in KAEC. Fahd Al Rasheed, CEO of Emaar EC, has signed the contract with Nabil Al Jamal, chairman, Mubark Al Gethmi Contractors, in Jeddah.
The contract covers the
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![]() Newspapers in UAE take lion's share of advertising
Posted on 12/05/2008
The UAE's newspapers are taking the major share of the print media advertising – and foreign publishers are moving in to claim a share. Meanwhile, more local papers are appearing as the industry turns 30.
Two of the oldest papers in the country, Gulf News and Khaleej Times, are celebrating their 30th anniversaries, while the newest, Abu Dhabi's The National, was launched earlier this month.
Foreign players expanding their presence include The Financial Times, which has launched a Middle East
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